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Soldier trapped in Siachen avalanche found alive

In what is nothing short of a miracle, one of the 10 soldiers buried in the avalanche at the Sonam post in the Siachen glacier last Wednesday was found alive in the rescue operations at the 19,600-feet altitude on Monday.

A meteorite killed a man in Tamil Nadu?

If a meteorite indeed caused the death, bus driver Kamaraj will be the first person ever to have died in a meteorite strike. Saturday's blast also injured two gardeners and a student.

Jihadi John's 'Beatles' terror gang unmasked

British accomplices of slain Islamic State (IS) terrorist executioner "Jihadi John" were unmasked on Monday as Londoners who formed part of a so-called "Beatles" terror gang.

CITIES

Metro rail entities demand regulator for fare fixation

Accommodating the demands of Metro rail companies of setting up of a regulator for timely revision of fares, the urban development ministry will now have this provision in the proposed new bill for all such projects.

Haryana cows to catwalk in beauty event on Feb 27

Cows and bulls will walk the ramp in Haryana this month-end.

Five girl coders give US documentary Bengaluru touch

Niyati Dasari, Diya Marwah, Soumya Tejam, Cherryl Bibin and Shivalika Kohli, all class VIII students of National Public School, Indiranagar, also known as the X Women of India, have been featured in American documentary Codegirl.

TECH

Samsung Gear S2 review: Pricey, but the best smartwatch in town

The new Samsung Gear S2 has a rotatable bezel that can be used to access different widget screens.

The wearable revolution that wasn't

Will wearables be the next big thing after smartphones? Not if Gartner's predictions are right.

Managing social media for companies is the latest hot job

Social media explosion and its relevance as a marketing tool have given rise to a 'cool' new career pro file - the social media manager.

SPORTS

Want Raina to bat No. 4 keeping World T20 in mind: Dhoni

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team will prefer Suresh Raina in the No. 4 slot in the series against Sri Lanka even though Virat Kohli's absence has opened the No. 3 position.

Door is shut on Pietersen return: Eoin Morgan

England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan quashed speculation that Kevin Pietersen might be recalled for the World Twenty20, saying "that door is completely shut" for the country's leading run-scorer in all formats.

Indian wrestlers end campaign with 14 out of 16 gold in SAG

Indian grapplers simply annihilated their opponents, scooping 14 gold medals out of a total 16 on offer as the wrestling competition in the 12th South Asian Games ended on Monday.

BUSINESS

India, US near pact on solar project dispute

India has thrown the ball in US court as they inch towards settling a three year-old WTO dispute over domestic content requirement in New Delhi’s solar power plan as both sides look for ways to avoid spoiling the current bonhomie in bilateral tiesthathas grown withthe personal chemistry between PM Narendra Modi and President Obama.

Delivery co PepperTap shuts ops in 10 cities

The hyperlocal delivery space continues to beset with problems. This time, it’s PepperTap, the grocery delivery app which is shutting down operations in ten locations including metros like Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Backed by online retailer Snapdeal and venture fund Sequoia Capital, PepperTap will continue operations in eight cities and suburbs out of the 18 it was present in.

Hero poaches expats from Honda, Yamaha, BMW to strengthen R&D

The Munjals of Hero MotoCorp have poached expatriates from erstwhile partner Honda and other global two-wheeler giants such as Yamaha and BMW as they work on building the company’s R&D strength to face rising competition.